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No. 6l8,628. Patented Jan. 3|, I899.

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FREDERICK A. \VALTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

. SEALED FOLDING HOLLOW BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 618,628, dated January31, 1899.

I Application filed May 10, 1898. Serial No. 680,262. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,FREDERIOK'A.WALTER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sealed FoldingHollow Bodies,which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of sealed folding hollow bodies orreceptacles which are intended for use in the systematic collection formissionary, Sunday-school, church, charitable, and other beneficentpurposes in which certain practical conditions must be combined toinsure success-21 e. each receptacle should be formed into a symmetricalor geometrical figure, such a receptacle 'or figure to stand erect andbe strong and rigid when in use and should be so constructed that itscontents cannot be shaken out or be extracted without injury to theparticular receptacle, the latter to be so constructed as to readilyfold for transportation, and it must be produced at a minimum of cost.To attain these several conditionsis the object of the presentinvention, which consists in the novel features of construction andarrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a parallelepiped sealed hollowbody or receptacle embodying my invention, the same being shown asprovided with a gable-roof. Fig. 2 represents the blank from which thebody or receptacle is formed, the same being spread out and scored orcreased. Fig. 3 represents, in side elevation, the body or receptacleafter having been constructed, sealed, and folded for transportation.Fig. 4 represents an end elevation of Fig. 3, which for clearerillustration is only partially folded. Fig. 5 represents a perspectiveview showing the same in a partially-sealed state. Fig. 6 represents asimilar view, but showing the same in a still further advanced stage ofcompletion, a portion thereof being broken away to show parts whichwould otherwise be concealed. Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, representsimilar views to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, above described, and showsubstantially the same construction of body or receptacle, the onlydifference being in the formation or shape of roof. Figs. 11 to 14,inclusive, also represent similar views to those already described; butin this instance the body or receptacle is shown in the form of a cubeand being further provided with a hip end roof. Fig. 15 represents aperspective View of a sealed hollow body or receptacle representing ahexagon pyramid. Fig. 16 represents the blank from which the body orreceptacle is formed, the same being spread out and scored or creased.Fig. 17 represents, in side elevation, the body or receptacle afterhaving been constructed, sealed, and folded for transportation. .Fig. 18represents an end elevation of Fig. 17, which for clearer illustrationis only partially folded. Figs. 1 9 to 22, inclusive, represent similarViews to Figs. 15, 16, 17, and 18, above described, and showsubstantially the same construction of body or receptacle, the onlydifference being in the scoring or creasing of the base. Figs. 25 to 26,inclusive, also represent similar views to those last described; but inthis instance the body or receptacle is shown as having a square base.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, the invention will be first described withespecial reference to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, wherein Fig. 2 designatesa blank of any suitable flexible material cut into the irregular shape,substantially as shown, and then scored or creased, as indicated by thedotted lines, the scoring or creasing being accomplished by any suitablemeans and being of such a character as to permit of the material beingreadily folded at the lines so scored.

The blank is provided at one side with an extension to, to which glue orother adhesive material is applied, after which the blank is folded onthe lines marked 00 to form a parallellepiped body or receptacle, whilethe glued extension a, adhering to the opposite side a of the blank,serves to bind the same together. Two sides of the body or receptaclestill remain open and are closed and sealed in the following manner: Theblank is provided upon those portions thereof which lie upon either sideof the sides abutting the base with oppositely-disposed slits orincisions a a and tongues a a which when the receptacle or body isproperly folded constitute locking devices to secure the said sides ofthe receptacle or body. After the sides have been properly folded andinterlocked, as described, the part a of the blank is folded over a anda while the part a is folded over a and a. The part a is now foldedunder D and thus forms a flexible guard or protection under the incisionat a.

The parts a and a have holes cut into them at I) and b and their widthis somewhat reduced, so that when glue is applied to the parts a and athe several parts adjacent thereto will be glued together by reason ofthe glue that will pass through the holes 12 and b and fiow over thereduced sides of the parts a and a as will be readily understood, whichlast operation completes the sealing of the hollow body or receptacle-The roof a is now folded or bent upon the dotted lines (indicated inFig. 2 and marked x.) The gable ends (0 1113)} be constructed byapplying glue in the right angles inclosed by the dotted scoring-lines aor these gable ends may be allowed to project beyond the ends of thebody or receptacle, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1. Again, byproperly scoring or creasing the ends of the roof a hiproof effect maybe produced instead of the gable just described. The roof a is providedwith a segmental flap or extension (LL12, the extreme ends of whichextend slightly beyond the point where they merge from the edge of theroof, and it is intended that this flap or extension shall be insertedinto the incision a, and thus form a double protectin g guard,effectually preventing the contents of the body from shaking out orextraction.

In order to fold this sealed hollow body or receptacle for purposes oftransportation, the flap or extension a is withdrawn from the incision aand the roof at is folded against a after which the bottom D and theends 0 and c are simultaneously pressed inwardly. This will cause 0 andc to press outwardly and upwardly, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Tounfold this sealed hollow body or receptacle, the sides a and a aredrawn away from each other and the top D is pressed down, after whichthe segmental tongue or extension a is again inserted and buckled intothe incision a Referring now to Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, it will befound that the construction is practically the same as that justdescribed, except that the parts a and a of Fig. 2 are transposed, asshown clearly in Fig. 8, and the part 3 is also shown cut to form atongue 8 which is adapted to fold over a a and s and pass through theincision (L14 in a similar manner to the segmented flap or extensionwhich latter is also inserted in a as previously described. The roof adiffers somewhat from that described with relation to Figs. 1 to 4: inthat its ends are flush with the ends of the sealed hollow body orreceptacle and at the juncture of the roof the sides of the receptacleare slightly contracted, causing the ends 0 and c at that point to dipinwardly, as clearly shown by dotted lines in Fig. 7.

In Fig. 8, a designates an extension of the part a and folds backwardlyover and upon the top D and a folds down upon this extension, and thenthe segmental flap or exten sion at is inserted into the incision a, thedotted lines as 00 forming the apex of the roof.

It will be understood, of course, that glue or other adhesive matter isapplied to the several parts, as hereinbefore fully described, in orderthat the hollow body or receptacle may be securely sealed.

To fold this sealed hollow body or receptacle,it is only necessary toexert a slight pressure upon the lower edges of the sides a and a whichwill cause the bottom D and the ends 0 and c to move inwardly and thetop, with the roof, to rise, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, a manipulationin the opposite direction servingt'o restore the hollow body orreceptacle to its proper shape for use.

Figs. 11 to 14, inclusive, show another form of my invention,its shapebeing that of a cube; but the general configuration of the blank and itsmode of fastening are substantially the same as those already described,except that the extension which forms the roof is changed so as toproduce a roof hipended in character, as clearly shown-namely, the roofa is folded in the center through or between a and 0. the anglesinclosed by the lines (n are folded inwardly and under the roof a and,thus produce the angles of the roof as shown in Fig. 11-namely, a roofhaving a square base and hip-sided on all four sides, or, in otherwords, a cubical body surmounted by a pyramidal roof, although byproperly scoring said extension an open-ended ridge or gable-ended roofmay as easilybe produced, as will readily be understood by reference toFigs. 1 and 10 and more specifically Figs. 1 and 7. The sealing of thishollow body or receptacle and its folding for purposes of transportationare accomplished in a similar manner to that described in Figs. 1 to 4.

Figs. 15 to 18 represent a sealed folding hollow body or receptacle inthe form of a hexagon pyramid made from one piece of flexible materialcut in the precise shape as shown in Fig. 16 and scored or creased, asindicated by the irregular dotted lines, when it is ready to be sealed.The parts a and a of the blank, Fig. 16, are each provided with aW-shaped cut or incision n and n, and if the blank at the points a and ais taken hold of and pressed together in the direction of D this motionwill contract all the angles formed by m m, m, m and d toward g, o, 0,g, and D The pyramid is now folded upon the line D, which extendsthrough the base, and substantially as shown in Fig.1? with theseexceptions. Take D and turn it backward at g and g, where they lie,respectively, over an and m Now fold the locking devices a ICC and aover a and a and take 0 and fold it over a and a, and also fold f over aand or, after which glue is applied along the edges of e and f from g toD and from D to g, and then D is turned forward again upon cl, g upon mand g upon m thus securely sealing the pyramid, as is shown in Figs. 17and 18. To erect or unfold this pyramid, it is sufficient to press uponthe points 9 and g, Fig.17, by which motion n is brought into positionwith m and g, and 'n. with m and 9'. By omitting the creasing or scoringfrom the base to the apex of the two lines on each side between the twoglue-joints the sides will present the appearance of two semicones gluedtogether at their outer edges.

Figs. 19 to 22, inclusive, represent a hexagon pyramid, which issubstantially the same in its construction as that just described,excepting that the lines marked x in Fig. 20 are continued so as tocross the line between a and ct from o and m to a, and from 0 and m toa, thus omitting the W-shaped out which is made use of in Fig. 16, thefolding and gluing of this pyramid being effected in a similar manner asalready described in Figs. 15 to 18.

Figs. 23 to 26, inclusive, represent a pyramid whose base is a square,its construction being substantially similar to that described withreference to Figs. 19 to 22, inclusive, except that the lines marked 00thereon meet on the line between a and a, two at b and two at brespectively, while the four lines marked 3 meet two in a and two in ct,respectively.

vIt will be observed that the incision a, as shown in the pyramidalfigures, is made on a line taken from the base in the middle of theangle formed in Figs. 16, 20, and 24 by g,

o, and D terminating at each end in a small opening and protected on theunder and inner side by the guard c.

It will thus be seen that my invention provides in a simple andinexpensive manner a sealed folding hollow body or receptacle which isparticularly well adapted for the purposes intended and which is soarranged that its contents when once inserted cannot be easily extractedby shaking or otherwise, and although I have shown but six forms, it isobvious other forms might be designed, and I therefore reserve the rightto make such changes and alterations as may be held to come within thespirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A sealed folding hollow body or receptacle made in one piece offlexible material, cut and scored or creased as described, havinglocking devices adapted to securely fasten the sides together, sealedand folded as described, containing an incision through which offeringsmay be passed and a flap or extension forming an internal guard toprevent the extraction or egress of the contents of said hollow body.

2. A sealed folding hollow body or receptacle as hereinbefore describedcomposed of one piece of any suitable kind of flexible material, cut andscored or creased in the form substantially as shown, with lookingdevices adapted to securely fasten the sides together, sealed and foldedas described, having an incision through which offerings may be passedand a flap or extension arranged to lie be:

neath said incision, forming an internal guard, with an extension toform a roof of any one of the forms described and a flap or segmentalextension made integral with the roof and adapted to enter said incisionto form an additional guard to prevent the egress of the contents.

3. A sealed folding hollow body or receptacle as hereinbefore set forth,consisting of a single piece of flexible material, cut and scored orcreased as indicated, containing locking devices adapted to engage withopposite sides of said body and securely fasten said sides-together,having openings in said locking devices or sides adjacent thereto orboth, through which glue may pass, and their ends shortened so that anysuitable adhesive material may freely pass thereover. and beyond andcome in contact with the adjacent parts, sealed and folded in the mannerdescribed, with an incision for the reception of articles and anextension or flap forming an internal guard beneath said incision,having fasten the sides together, having openings in said lockingdevices or sides adjacent thereto or both, through which any adhesivesubstance may pass, said locking devices or sides having their endsshortened 'so that glue may freely pass thereover and beyond and come'in :contact with the adjacent parts, and be sealed as described,containing an incision for the reception of articles and an extension orflap forming an internal guard adapted to lie beneath said incision,having central folds through the base and the abutting sides and topabutting said side and said folds lying in the same vertical plane, withthe diagonal auxiliary folds in said sides diverging from the corners ofthe base to the central fold in the abutting sides, and the diagonalauxiliary folds in the top diverging from the corners to the centralfold thereof, wherebysaid sealed hollow body may be folded flat asdescribed.

IIS

5. A sealed folding hollow body or receptacle as hereinbefore described,composed of one piece of flexible material, cut and scored or creased asdescribed, having extensions forming locking devices adapted to engagewith opposite sides of said body or receptacle holding the sidestogether, with an incision for the reception of articles and anextension or flap lying beneath said incision 10 forming an internalguard, having a central fold through the base passing through theauxiliary sides adjacent, containing auxiliary folds outside of saidbase constituting internal safety devices when sealed or folded asdescribed.

FREDERICK A. \VALTER.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. R. GOODMAN, JAMES A. XVORDEN.

